Peptidyl-tRNAs (pep-tRNAs) frequently dissociate from ribosome, called as pep-tRNA drop-off. But, its function remained unclear. The authors proposed a new quality control mechanism of protein synthesis by active rejection of miscoded pep-tRNAs in the early stage of translation.
- Asuteka Nagao
- Yui Nakanishi
- Tsutomu Suzuki